Finding the Art of Michigan’s Capital
Though Lansing is the capital of Michigan, it doesn’t exactly have tourists flocking there. This, however, does not erase the exciting and beautiful places that people,...
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The Smallest Large City: The City of Trees.
By the end of this adventure you’ll love my city. But first, I’ll give you directions. You are looking at quite a nice solar system. Nine planets – oops, I mean eight...
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Tampa Bay: The Hottest Place This Side of the Sunshine State
Every night, the sun sinks down into the depths of the turquoise waters of Tampa Bay, accompanied by cirrus clouds brilliantly streaked with warm hues, seagulls crying...
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Sweet Simplicity
Around a flickering flame, four young boys lounge leisurely poking the inferno before them with sticks. Cheerily conversing, a few adventurous ones draw the smoldering sticks close...
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My Small Town of Wadsworth
When a person hears I live in Wadsworth Ohio, they usually don’t give it a second thought, or say “oh, you mean Hick Ville!?” In my mind I think of how mentally blind some people...
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Kemah: The crazy, cool, connected, yet calming community
Crashing waves, hovering seagulls stalking on tourists' bags of chips, the roar of the Boardwalk Bullet, and beetle boats that crawl swiftly through the active ocean: these are the ingredients...
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Madtown Lives Up To Its Name
I came into this world crying and screaming at Meriter Hospital on March 7th 1995. From that moment I was blessed enough to call Madison, Wisconsin my home. When people think of Wisconsin they automatically...
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Los Gatos: The Heart of the Bay Area
The idea of “small-town America” comes loaded with stereotype – one image that often comes to mind is that of the provincial, isolated hamlet overrun with fast food chains and big box...
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